Maybe it is the slow build up, over decades, of disappointment after disappointment; of defeats and expectations and obligations. I don’t know what tiny weight broke the camel’s back, but I suspect it began [more...]
He designed buildings like others design clothes — with a bit of whimsy and a lot of creativity. He was also gay. He died yesterday at age 98. I have always found it somewhat bizarre to contemplate sermons about [more...]
Let’s look back in time, two and a half years. 2005. Back then we were young and innocent, the war in Iraq had already been won, New Orleans was intact and the real estate market was booming. Everything looked [more...]
